May 2, 2014 Dear Friends, The Pittsburgh Chapter of The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis is very happy to announce that we are hosting our 10th Annual Golf Tournament. This is an event milestone, and we would not have been so successful without the support of friends, family, sponsors and the community. We are now involved in fundraising efforts for this year’s event which will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Carmichael’s Golf Club. The proceeds from this event will support the ongoing research efforts at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. In 1985, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game. Today, The Miami Project is the world’s most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center based at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Miami Project’s international team of scientists and clinicians take innovative approaches to the challenge of spinal cord injury. Committed to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury and to seeing millions worldwide walk again, the Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992, a non-profit organization devoted to assisting The Miami Project achieve its international goals. Dedicated volunteers, many of whom are spinal cord injured (SCI) or have a family member afflicted by SCI, draw upon their individual communities and resources to create greater awareness and raise funds on a grassroots level. In 2012, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis received permission from the Food & Drug Administration to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 Clinical Trial to evaluate the safety of transplanting human Schwann cells to treat patients with recent spinal cord injuries. In 2013, Miami Project doctors and scientists began performing the first ever FDA approved Schwann cell transplantation surgeries in individuals with a new spinal cord injury. The validation of the tireless efforts being undertaken at The Miami Project offers real hope and illustrates we are closer than ever to finding a cure. We would be delighted to secure your financial or product sponsorship and/or drawing prize at our 10th Annual Golf Tournament. Enclosed please find information about The Buoniconti Fund, together with a listing of Sponsorship Opportunities and Commitment Form. We thank you for your consideration and should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Jim Hoy, Volunteer Regional Director of the Pittsburgh Chapter at 724-966-8450. We look forward to hearing from you at your convenience. Kind regards, James Hoy Volunteer Committee, Pittsburgh Chapter The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Please pass on to friends, golf spots are pretty much full again this year but give a call for info. Looking for donations like flag or tee sponsors, door prizes and Chinese auction items. Purchase Player Spots Online Download Sponsorship Opportunities 2014 Pittsburgh Golf Tournament The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis In 1985, Barth A. Green, MD and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti helped found The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis after Nick’s son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game. Today, The Miami Project is the world’s most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center, housed in the Lois Pope LIFE Center, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The Miami Project’s international team of more than 250 scientists, researchers and clinicians take innovative approaches to the challenge of spinal cord injury. Committed to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury and to seeing millions worldwide walk again, the Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992, a non-profit organization devoted to assisting The Miami Project achieve its national and international goals. The Miami Project’s Christine E. Lynn Human Clinical Trials Initiative will take discoveries found to be successful in laboratory studies and fast track them to human studies with the approval of the FDA. The Miami Project is well positioned and confident that we have the expertise, knowledge and drive to navigate through the process and continue to initiate new human clinical trials. Since its inception, The Miami Project has worked carefully and diligently towards these goals and the results show that the time is right to make these important steps into humans. To be removed from mailings, click here. Privacy Policy| User Email Preferences ©2013 The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis
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